Safety attachment for razors.



No. 740,556. PATENTBD 00:. 6, 190a.

J. UINA'N. SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOB. RAZQRS APPLICATION FILED AP'B. 201190s.v

NO MODEL.

UNIT D STATES Patented October 6, 1903.

JOHN GUINAN, OF JAMAICA, NEW YORK.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR R'AZORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,556, dated October6, 1903.

Application filed April 20, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN GUINAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jamaica, in the county of Queens and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Imience of the user, theconstruction and attaching means of the guard being such as to admit ofthe device being easily and quickly placed in position upon the razor orremoved therefrom and when in place held securelyagainst movement orslipping in any direction.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof, and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic f eatures of the invention aresusceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a side elevation of a razor provided with a safety-guard attachmentconstructed in accordance with the invention, the handle of the razorbeing extendedand broken away. Fig. 2 isa cross-section on the line 2 2of Fig. 1 lookingtothe right, the full and dotted lines showing the twopositions of the guard. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4t of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isa view of thesafety-guard attachment as seen from the bottom side. Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the safetyguard attachment, the guard being extendedso as to lie about in the plane ofthe clamp.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The safety guard attachment comprises, essentially, two parts-clamp 1for securement of the device to the back of the razorblade,and guard 2,hingedly connected to the Serial l lo. 153507. (No model.)

clamp and reversible, so as to lie against either side of the blade, asindicated by the full and dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The clamp comprises two members 3 and 4, disposed in parallel relationand constructed to embrace the back of the razor-blade, as indicatedmost clearly in Figs. 3 and 4. Each member of the clamp is approximatelyof L form in transverse section, the wings inclosing an acute angle,whereby the space formed between the clamp members when properlyarrangedis approximately of wedge form corresponding to the outline of therazor-back in transverse section. Members 3 and 4 are of similarformation and are hinged on a line corresponding with the longitudinalcenter of the razor-back. Hingelugs 5 project from the terminal portionsof the clamp members and overlap and are transversely apertured toreceive pivot-fastenings 6, by means of which the members are hingedlyconnected. The clamp members are held, in proper position by means of asuitable catch, the same, as shown, consisting of beaded stud 7 and hook8,applied to respective members of the clamp and located about centralthereof. Ears 9 project from the lower edge of the side wings of theclamp members and are adapted to engage with the sides of therazor-blade and brace the clamp and supplement the gripping actionthereof. One of the clamp members is provided at its outer end with aninner extension 10 to form a stop to engage with the outer end oftherazorback and prevent relative inward movement of the safety-guardattachment when same is properly applied to the razor. To preventrelative outward displacement of the safetyguard attachment, one of theclamp members is provided with arm '11, which extends along the shank ofthe razor-blade for a short distance, thence downward, as shown at 12,and inward, as shown at 13, terminating in bent end 14, to lie againstthe heel of the blade adjacent to the under side of the shank. Parts 10and let constitute stops to prevent any longitudinal play or movement ofthe clamp upon the back of the razor when fitted thereto.

The guard 2 is provided at its ends with arms 15, which are hingedlyconnected to the clamp by links 16, the latter being connected IFS tothe hinge-lugs 5 of the clamp members by pivot-fastenings 6. The links16 are of a length to admit of swinging the guard from one side of theclamp to the other, so it may occupy a position at one or the other sideof the razor-blade, as indicated most clearly by the full and dottedlines in Fig. 2. Projections 17 extend from opposite sides of the guardand are adapted to engage with the sides of the razor-blade, so as toproperly space the guard therefrom. These projections 17 may be pins letinto the guard or may be parts pressed therefrom. To prevent relativevertical movement of the guard, studs 18 project from opposite sides ofone of'the arms 15', adjacent to its pivotal connection with link 16,and are adapted to enter openings 19 in opposite sides of the clamp, asshown most clearly in Fig. 4.

The guard is secured in either one of its operative positions by meansof catch 20, which is pivoted on pin 21, extended from innor extension13 of arm 11. Post 22 projects from inner arm 15 of the guard, and itso'ute'r'cn'd is reduced, as shown at 23, to pass through opening ofpivoted catch 20. The parts 20 and 22 are so disposed as to secure theguard in either position.

The safety-guard attachment may be constructed of metal, celluloid, hardrubber, or other suitable material selected for its man ufacture and isadapted to be fitted to any ordinary razor, the clamp providing for theeasy and ready fitting of the attachment to the razor-blade and itsremoval therefrom for cleaning after use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Asafety-guard attachment for razors comprising a clamp composed of hingedmembers, means for securing said members, and a guard hinged to theclamp and adapted to be turned so as to lie against one side or theother of the razor-blade, substantially as set forth.

2. In a safety-guard attachment for razors, a clamp to be fitted to theback of the razor and comprising similar members hingedly connected andprovided with ears to extend along the sides of the razor-bladeand-supplement the clamping action of the clamp members, means forsecuring the clamp when fitted to the back of a razor, and a guardhinged to the clamp and reversible so as to lie against either side ofthe razor-blade, substantially as specified.

3. In a safety-guard attachment for razors, a clamp, a stop at theouterend of the clamp to engage with the outer end of the razorback, astop at the inner end of the clamp to engage with the heel of therazor-blade adjacent to the under side of the shank, said stops servingto prevent any longitudinal movement of the clamp on the razor, and aguard hingedly connected to the clamp and adapted to be reversed so asto lie against either side of the razor-blade, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a safety-guard attachment for razors, a clamp to be fitted to theback of the razor, a reversible guard, and links hingedly connecting theguard with the clamp, substantially as set forth.

5. In a safety-guard attachment for razors, the combination of a clamp,a reversible guard, links hingedly connecting the guard with the clamp,and interlocking means between the guard and clamp to prevent relativeVertical movement thereof, substantially as specified.

6. In a safety-guard attachment for razors, the combination of a clamp,a reversible guard, links hingedly connecting the guard with the clamp,means forsecuring the guard in either one of its two positions, andinterlocking means between the guard and clamp to prevent relativevertical play of the guard, substantially as set forth.

7. In a safety-guard attachment for razors, the combination of a clamphaving an arm extended from the rear end and terminating in a portionextending beneath the shank of the razor-blade, a guard hingedlyconnected with the clamp and adapted to be reversed so as to lie againsteither side of the razorblade, and a catch pivoted to the aforesaid armof the clamp and adapted to engage with a part of the guard to hold thelatter in either one of its two positions, substantially as set forth.

8. In a safety-guard attachment for razors, the combination of a clampcomprising members provided with hinge-lugs, pins pivotally connectingthe clamp members by being fitted into openings of said hinge-lugs, areversible guard, links pivoted to the guard and pivotally connected tothe hinge-lugs of the clamp members by the same pivot'fastenings, andmeans for securing the guard in either position, substantially as setforth.

9. The herein-described safety-guard attachment for razors, comprisingaclamp composed of hinged members, stops at opposite ends of the clamp,an arm projected from the inner or rear end of the clamp and terminatingin a portion extending beneath the shank or the razor-blade, a guard,links hingedly connecting the guard with the clamp, interlocking meansbetween the guard and clamp to prevent relative vertical movement of theguard, and a catch pivoted to the arm extension of the clamp and adaptedto engage with a portion of the guard to hold the latter in eitherposition, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN GUINAN. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

GENEVIEVE MATTHEWS, GEORGE G. WATT.

